Yangzi Evening News Network, February 1 (reporter Xu Sheng) Otters have been given a nickname of "Boo-Boo" because of their cute appearance, silky fur and "Hiss". Recently, Nanjing Underwater World has newly introduced two cute Asian small claw otters, which are currently the smallest otter species. Otters are born with stones and like to pass the time with stones when bored. As the "cute value" of the underwater world, these two little cute people are petite, lively and active, and have adapted to life in Nanjing.
Otters in the water are good naughty reporter Fan Xiaolin photography
Gao Liuming, manager of the Nanjing Underwater World Aquarium Department, introduced that the Asian small claw otter is the smallest in the otter family, and the adult otter weighs no more than 5 kilograms. The two small otters of the underwater world are just over a year old, not adults, and weigh about 3 kilograms. The two baby otters are artificially bred, so they are closer to humans, often sticking to the keepers, and will stand up to eat. "Because the little otters have just arrived in Nanjing, in the short term the keepers will control their food intake, and now feed them half a kilogram of blue fish or small yellow croakers every day."
Otters frolick and play. Reporter Fan Xiaolin Photography
Otters frolicking reporter Fan Xiaolin photography
The Yangtze Evening News reporter saw that when it was time to eat, the little guys jumped up and down, ran after eating food, and would stand on the scale while eating and weighing. As soon as the otters arrive at the designated location, the keepers press the castanets and reward the small fish with food.
Breeders conduct behavioral training on small otters Xinhua Newspaper Vision Center reporter Shao Dan photography
"In order to promote trust and communication between otters and breeders, we carry out behavior management and environmental enrichment. For the little ones, the best positive guidance is, of course, the reward of food. Gao Liuming said that in addition to training them to weigh, he will also teach them to cooperate with a series of health management work such as blood collection and body surface examination. In order to let the two small otters adapt to their new home in Nanjing as soon as possible, veterinarians conduct daily health checks and observations of coat color, diet and living, and add vitamins to food.
According to reports, the Asian small claw otter is a national second-level key protected wild animal and the "vulnerable" level of the IUCN Red List. The Asian small-clawed otter, a mustelidae, otter, has short limbs, a coffee-colored back, and a gray-brown ventral surface. Otters like to be active in warm water for a long time, are good at swimming and diving, and have a keen sense of hearing, vision, and smell, and are very flexible.
The New Year is coming, during the New Year of Nanjing Underwater World, there is also a "Animal Post Office" theme interaction, sending your New Year's wishes and blessings to the people you miss the most, and getting a blind box and other gifts for the New Year card. In addition, visitors to the zodiac bull can also enjoy a preferential price of 90 yuan.
(Yangtze Evening News/Purple Cow News reporter Fan Xiaolin video producer intern Cao Yuang)
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